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wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
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Location: East Midlands

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 16 10:48 am Post subject:
I'm intrigued, but completely lost. Can you explain how it works? It appears I need to look at electric. I have just lost 14 out of the 17 large fowl from the paddock this morning. The garden bantams are fine, and one of my layers managed to escape, for once. Naturally, one of the others is a surplus cockerel (how do they know!?)

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 16 12:05 pm Post subject:
The limited space between the fence and the electric wires means that foxy will inevitable get a nice little shock whatever he tries.

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 16 12:31 pm Post subject:
I see. Do the birds get through the bars, or can it open? Do they fit through ok?

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 16 5:13 pm Post subject:
Birds fit through. Foxy doesn't

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Tue Nov 01, 16 11:59 pm Post subject:

I see, thank you. I keep reading that foxes fit through five inch gaps, and they do look less than that. I think my light bodied layers would fit ok. Not sure about the meat birds. It does look a good idea, though. Better than risking them getting shut out. Are the bars on the portcullis electrifyied, too?

Sorry to bombard you with questions. Foxes are rather uppermost in my mind this morning....

Shan

Joined: 13 Jan 2009
Posts: 9075
Location: South Wales

Posted: Wed Nov 02, 16 6:56 pm Post subject:
Nope, bars are not electrified. The intention of the bars is really to slow them down enough to get a nasty shock on the wires.

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